Milton, John (1608-1674) Samson Agonistes.

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Milton, John (1608-1674) Samson Agonistes. England: Manuscript, c. 1720.
Quarto, 62 pages inscribed, the remaining 120 left blank, with the beginning of Comus, a Mask, also by Milton, in the same hand; bound in full contemporary leather, almost completely perished, with contemporary marbled end leaves and edges of leaves stained black; two bookplates.
Together with: a manuscript commonplace book c. 1790 containing a transcription of the letter written by Lady Jane Grey to her sister on the eve of her execution, and other poems; in paper wraps.
Estimate $200-300

Nine pages of the Comus are present, comprising the first 305 lines of the play.

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